Often just speaking the words, “summer reading” can elicit eye rolls and groans from your children. After all, summer is for freedom, adventure, and fun, not more schoolwork.
What if you could turn your reluctant reader into a book lover? What if...
It was a Tuesday night, the eve of my twin senior sons’ last full day of high school. To mark the day and to help me grieve it, I wanted to make it significant and momentous. I would make their lunches as I usually did, but oh, what a lunch it would...
Does the mention of the word “exams” make you cringe? Does it bring back memories of late-night studying or that familiar sense of dread? Parents, take heart! There are a few things you can do to help your student avoid last-minute cramming and a...
It’s springtime! The flowers are blooming, grass is growing, and birds are chirping! But, if you’re a seasonal allergy sufferer, the misery of red, itchy eyes, continuous sneezing and post-nasal drip can dampen the excitement of the beauty that...
“Train A leaves the station at 3:05 p.m. and is traveling at a speed of 65 mph. If train B leaves the station at . . .” Did your blood pressure go up remembering these types of math problems? Latest research is showing that not all children are...
His Yoke is Easy (learning from Matthew 11:28)
I misplaced Christ’s yoke as a young mother. I must have laid it down to finish a load of clothes and to restack toys on the shelf. Then the baby woke from her nap, the schoolkids got home, and somehow,...
Many parents feel that familiar squeeze in their chest when they consider Kindergarten for their child. Their hearts may not feel ready for such a big change. A few half days of preschool each week was one thing, but Kindergarten suddenly means...
Look at the latest retro-fashion, Mom: hip-huggers!
I wore hip-huggers in my day—my first two children, ages 1 and 2, one on each hip every Sunday during church.In fact, a few years later I made my bid for the Mother of the Year Award.
“I feel like we’re Amish.”
I heard this one evening as my teenage children and I discussed the issue of smartphones in our home. I chuckled to myself inside because I was once that cool, 20-something youth pastor that every teen in the church loved...
As Christians, we know we need money to live and should not live for money. But too many of us practice poor money habits and ignore scripture that guides us on having money for the causes we are passionate about or the rainy days that take us by...
